“Deep inside, I had feelings of inadequacy and inferiority.”
Somewhere along the way, many of us developed strong feelings of
inadequacy and inferiority. Deep inside was a voice that continually
cried out, “You’re worthless!” Many of us learn to recognize this
characteristic of low self-esteem very early in our recovery. Some of
us may feel that our feelings of inferiority were where all our problems
began.
Whether we learn this low self-esteem in our families or through
our interactions with others, in NA,AA,SH we learn the tools for reclaiming
ourselves. Building up our fractured self-esteem sometimes begins by
simply accepting a service position. Or perhaps our phone begins to
ring, and for the first time people are calling just to see how we are.
They don’t want anything from us but to reach out and help.
